Matchbox Chords
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Author Kraziekhat [pro] 64,755. 1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 17, 2019
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Matchbox:Beatles.
#6 Canada and #17 USA on BB Hot 100 on
PARLOPHONE Records in 1963.
INTRO: A7 A
#1.
A
I said, I'm sittin' here watchin' a matchbox
A7
holdin' my clothes.
D7
I said, I'm sittin' here wonderin', matchbox
A
holdin' my clothes.
E7 D7
I ain't got no matches, but I sure got a long
A E7
way to go.
#2.
A A7
I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a long way from home.
D7 A A7
I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a long way from home.
E7 D7
I've never been happy, cause everything I ever did
A E7
was wrong.
#3.
E7 A
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey..please don't
A7
shake my tree.
D7
If you don't want Ringo's peaches honey..please don't
A A7
mess around my tree.
E7 D7 A
I got news for you baby, leave me here in miser..y..
E7
alright.
(INTERLUDE:) A D7 A E7 D7 A
#4.
E7 A A7
Well, let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes.
D7 A A7
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog comes.
E7 D7 A
And when your big dog gets here..watch how your puppy dog runs.
OUTRO:
E7 A
Well, I said, I'm sittin' here watchin' a matchbox holdin'
A7
my clothes.
D7 A
I said, I'm sittin' here wonderin', matchbox holdin' my clothes.
E7 D7 A E7 A
I ain't got no matches, but I sure got a long way to go.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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EXCELLENT! Give's the basic form to build upon. Starts the creative process.
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I love it thanks
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Kraze—-you da man!!
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